"This season is punctuated by festivals that celebrate art movements or influential individual artists," Bither said.

The Walker will host "Voices of Strength," an anthology of contemporary dance by women choreographers from across the African continent (Oct. 10-13); a musical celebration of composer John Zorn's birthday (April 6); and a mini-festival around acclaimed keyboardist and composer Craig Taborn, who grew up in Golden Valley (April 26).

The Walker's annual Out There series features Trajal Harrell's acclaimed mash-up of Judson school dance and Voguing (Jan. 24-26). Out There also includes the Rude Mechs' "The Method Gun," (Jan. 10-12); German collective She She Pop's "Testament" (Jan. 17-19); and Back to Back Theatre's "Ganesh Versus the Third Reich," about the attempted Hindu reclamation of the swastika, a symbol appropriated by the Nazis (Jan. 31-Feb. 2).

As previously announced, the venue also is bringing performance-art legend Laurie Anderson. Her politically themed "Dirtday!" is scheduled just days before the presidential election (Nov. 2-3).